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Famous people · Hœnheim, Bas-Rhin

2 famous people were born in Hœnheim

Most widely known is Émile Friess, the French association football player, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Lucien Halter, the French association football player. Arsène Wenger heads the list in Strasbourg, 3 mi away, which has 826 names. The oldest name on the list belongs to Émile Friess, born in 1901, the newest to Lucien Halter, born in 1911.

#2 best knownLucien HalterSports · 1911–1985
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Friess
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Émile Friess
Youngest
1911
Lucien Halter
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Hœnheim

ÉF#1
Sports

Émile Friess

1901–1993

French association football player (1901–1993)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Lucien Halter#2
Sports

Lucien Halter

1911–1985

French association football player (1911–1985)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Hœnheim

Who is the most famous person from Hœnheim?

Émile Friess (French association football player (1901–1993)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Halter.

How many famous people were born in Hœnheim?

2 people born in Hœnheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Hœnheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hœnheim?

Émile Friess, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.

Who counts as from Hœnheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hœnheim itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.